Table 3: Emergency contraceptive Practice among female students of Adama University, Adama, Central Ethiopia, February, 2009.
| Characteristics | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Ever Used EC among sexual active(n= 194) | ||
| Yes | 31 | 16 |
| No | 163 | 84 |
| Ever Used EC among unprotected sex(n= 116) | ||
| Yes | 31 | 26.7 |
| No | 85 | 73.3 |
| Methods used as EC (n=31) | ||
| EC pills | 23 | 74.2 |
| IUCD | 2 | 6.4 |
| I don't know/remember | 6 | 19.4 |
| Place obtained (n=31)* | ||
| Pharmacy | 15 | 48.4 |
| Government health institutions | 12 | 38.7 |
| Private clinics | 4 | 12.9 |
| Time EC were used (n=31) | ||
| Correct(with in 72 hrs for ECPs & 120hrs for IUCD) | 11 | 35.5 |
| Do not(out of the 72 hrs ECPs & 120 for IUCD) | 20 | 64.5 |
| How many times used (n=31) | ||
| Once | 15 | 48.4 |
| Two and above | 6 | 19.4 |
| Not remember | 8 | 25.8 |
| I don't know | 2 | 6.4 |
| Told to use EC (significant others) (n=31) * | ||
| Friends female/peers | 17 | 54.3 |
| Boyfriends/partner | 13 | 41.9 |
| Health worker | 11 | 35.5 |
| Teachers in the class | 2 | 6.5 |
Ever Used EC (n= 194) means those that used ever EC from previously sexually active girls and Ever Used EC (n= 116) means those who have ever used EC from those girls who had ever engaged in unprotected sexual intercourse